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"There is a tendency to think, 'Well everybody else speaks English', but big companies in this country value a MFL qualification very highly, for two reasons. Firstly, it helps to make better contact with their customers and, secondly, it demonstrates you have a practical resilience in these types of skills and an academic ability and perseverance."

The key thing is for young people to understand the advantages that speaking another language can bring.

"There is an increasing message from the business world that it wants to employ people with languages. UK children are losing out in the global job market," he said.

"We hear from lawyers, bankers and accountants who are recruiting that if two people are both qualified for the same job, they will take the person who can speak another language. So the more the message gets out there, the better. No one would walk around without having IT skills, and languages are the new IT.“

In both AS and A2 courses, students are tested in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

The difference from GCSE is that all skills have to be demonstrated in real-life situations, e.g. responding to a radio show, reading a newspaper article, writing a film review, debating current affairs, discussing poetry, etc.

There is a biennial German Sixth Form trip to Dresden, Weimar and Berlin. Its aim is to experience Germany and its infinite cultural potential in a more leisurely atmosphere. It involves a tour of the former Stasi prison in Berlin, a visit to the European City of Culture in Weimar and a day’s hiking in the SächsischeSchweiz.

60% of polled companies said they would choose someone with German literacy over an otherwise equally qualified candidate.

Germany is the economic powerhouse in the EU.

Studying German might give an advantage when it comes to university applications or later job applications. For example, many people choose Physics or Law with the third year abroad in Germany or Switzerland.